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Facebook is Dangerous

I ran into this article where Eben describes Facebook as analgous to a "man in the middle" attack that a hacker might employ to intercept apparently private communication for nefarious purposes. I think Eben's analogy is spot on: this isn't a technical hack, this is a social hack, and it amazes me how oblivious we are to the increasing damage Facebook is inflicting on our privacy and the danger it can pose to people who are deemed "criminals" wanted by law enforcement.
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 What scares me most about our recent discussions in class is my participation in/passive acceptance of injustice and/or the terrifying things I see and hear about the world. Thus far my approach to my fear of technological dystopia I see us heading towards, is to remain as unaware of it as possible. Aside from gmail, facebook, and the occasional Wikipedia search, I legitimately do not use the internet, and pride myself on how little I understand it. But it’s happening without me and eventually it will effect me. Even though the result of the SOPA debate was moot, its prevalence in the news, combined with the fear elicited in me via our discussions in Law in Contemporary Society sparked me to start paying attention. Going to a debate in a law school classroom is far from going to the streets, but it’s at least a step.

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>		Just read this article this morning and found it pretty disturbing: http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/06/10585353-govt-agencies-colleges-demand-applicants-facebook-passwords?fb_ref=.T1YiipFoURA.like&fb_source=home_oneline

I just never was particularly concerned about the possible ramifications of having a Facebook because I always felt as though A) everyone has a Facebook and what is on mine can't be that much worse than anyone else's and B) I wouldn't want to work at or go to school at a place that did not want me based on the content on my Facebook. To me it seems that employers and schools that are demanding usernames and passwords are engaging in a very particular form of voyeurism rather than in any useful applicant vetting process.

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